'Magnificent', 'Handsome': Trump's Fascination for Gulf Leaders

‘Magnificent’, ‘handsome’: Trump’s fascination for Gulf leaders

The wealthy Gulf monarchies’ penchant for luxury likely found a receptive audience with Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

'Magnificent', 'handsome': Trump's fascination for Gulf leaders

Gulf Arab leaders were "starving for love" -- so US President Donald Trump showered them with near endless praise during a tour filled with bromance and billion-dollar deals this week.Wary of raising contentious topics such as human rights, Trump rained down compliments on the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as he shuttled between palaces, business forums and lavish state dinners.Speaking at an investment conference i…

"They were missing love": this is why Donald Trump is fascinated by the Gulf leaders

Trump's Gulf Bonanza - Dr. Rich Swier

It used to be that only the leaders of smaller, mercantile powers would travel the world with an entourage of businessmen and use their political clout to help them sign deals. French president Mitterrand turned this into an art form, and his successors have all sought to champion “La Maison France” during diplomatic missions abroad or during the visits of foreign leaders to Paris. This sometimes led to retrospective embarrassment, such as Prime…